Jim Delany

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott and Big Ten commish Jim Delany will gather in San Francisco on Wednesday to talk college football.

First at a press conference, then during a Q&A at the Commonwealth Club (tickets are available for non-members/Ted Robinson moderating!), the two power brokers will discuss the leagues’ partnership in the Dec. 30 bowl game at Levi’s Stadium and the issues facing college football.

Which makes this a good time to review the state of affairs …

*** One of those issues if the Ed O’Bannon lawsuit, which is scheduled for trial June 9 in Oakland.

If you haven’t followed the latest developments, know this:

The plaintiffs have dropped their request for individual claims, which means a jury trial is unlikely – the whole shebang will be decided by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken, who thus far has ruled against the NCAA in procedural matters.

Then again, the NCAA would assuredly appeal to the 9th Circuit … and potentially all the way to the Supreme Court. Practical implication of an O’Bannon victory — nobody knows what that would entail, by the way — could be years away.